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 ThrowDemsOutIf you can't convince 'em, confuse 'emPremium
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Re: What about Google? said by wifi4milez:There was a user earlier this week who pointed out that you can in fact block all aspects of Nebuad. It involves placing their cookie on a black list of sorts, and then using Adblock. This prevents tracking and delivery of ads. I wont disagree that they need to have a clearly defined opt out procedure, in fact I would demand that they do. Realistically however, even if they dont you can still block them. You are correct. Given the way that Nebuad collects the info, it can be blocked. This thread ( »Consumer Groups Dig Inside NebuAD Technology ) has an extensive dialog on the subject where funchords(the author of the Nebuad study) admits that collection can be blocked - at least the way that Nebuad currently implements the collection process.
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
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kudos:5 | said by ThrowDemsOut:You are correct. Given the way that Nebuad collects the info, it can be blocked. This thread ( » Consumer Groups Dig Inside NebuAD Technology ) has an extensive dialog on the subject where funchords(the author of the Nebuad study) admits that collection can be blocked - at least the way that Nebuad currently implements the collection process. If I admitted anything, I was wrong. What I have done is report what NebuAd says about opting out. I can't test it, it would require an inspection of their device and code.
That said, I can't find any message in that Topic where I admitted that collection can be blocked. No matter -- because I probably said something like "NEBUAD SAYS IT WILL NOT SAVE your data if you opt-out." I'm not admitting it, nor lending or taking any credibility from it. I'm simply reporting what they say they do.
Hell, I think you pointed out that you can use a 3rd-party encrypting VPN which, to my knowledge, is the only sure way to escape the privacy risks of a NebuAd box inside your ISP. Even using SSL to every site you go to isn't a perfect solution, because they'll still know every site you go to.
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